The International Museum Day was celebrated here at the Regional Science Centre, on Monday. An unique exhibition was organised on the occasion titled “My Own Collection’ in which around 50 participants took part with their own collection of artefacts viz postal stamps, post cards, coins, currencies, wild life photos, match boxes etc.
The exhibition was inaugurated on Sunday by the Director of AMPRI, CSIR, Bhopal S Das. The valedictory function was attended by Director IGRMS, Prof Chaudhuri who gave away the prizes and certificates to the participants of the exhibition. Speaking on the occasion, Prof Chaudhuri said Museums were necessary for sustainable society. Around 35,000 museums across the world were celebrating International Museum Day. There was a need for building cultural identity of the Indian civilisation.
Participating in the function, Prabal Roy, Project Coordinator of Regional Science Centre, Bhopal, said that museums were representatives of educative materials, artefacts of stamps and coins of historical importance. The collectors of artefacts requires dedication and devotion for long years to puruse this noble hobby. Children of different age groups have participated in the Exhibition and the participants are growing every year. Additional Director General of Press Information Bureau (PIC) PJ Sudakar has also participated in the function.
Meanwhile, the Regional Museum of Natural History (RMNH) a regional centre of the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) Union Ministry of Environment and Forest) celebrated the International Museum Day by organizing motivational programmes for the blind. The program informed the blind in detail about the facilities provided to them by the RMNH.
The representatives of the Blind Relief Association who were especially present on the occasion lauded the efforts made by the museum in the interest of the blind. The in-charge of the museum emphasized over more and more use of brail script in labels and organisation of touch and feel exhibitions.